Mini Greenhouse Cattle Panels

For those who want a mini greenhouse or something bigger than a SFG cold frame--
We been talking about cattle panel Arbors and Arched trellises and I came across
cattle panel greenhouses.
These are easy quick ideas for a quick and workable greenhouse.

http://www.google.com/images?q=cattle+panel+greenhouse&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=DwS_TKTpHYG0lQfsoPnhBw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CDkQsAQwAg&biw=1280&bih=798

I guess each individual will have to decide for themselves if it is a viable design----and its just ideas---nothing concrete. They can make it into what ever they wish. It doesn't have to have wood framed ends.....it doesn't have to be just like the pictures....
Some people are not able to get regular greenhouse hoops. Maybe somebody doesn't like PVC. Maybe somebody doesn't like cattle panels. Maybe somebody doesn't like greenhouses. I don't know. But maybe they will have fun looking at pictures and come up with their own ideas. Lots of people must of thought it was a viable design cause they did it.
Just call me stupid for posting the picture ideas cause I have no idea why it could be a viable design or why it is not a viable design.

Edited to ADD
Maybe they already have the supplies on hand so they don't have to spend more money to make something different.

I like looking at collections like that. My first thought was that it's a fast, easy way to get some shelter, for many different purposes. But then, I've always been enamored by the Quonset hut concept.

I think it looks fantastic! I would like to have something like that in my garden. I emailed the link to my hubby. Hint, hint, nudge, nudge!

I am in California and really have little need for a greenhouse but I could not help but be impressed and oddly excited. Something about a the simple, effective design. But I am DEFINITELY doing the cattle panel arbor next spring.

Chopper wrote: But I am DEFINITELY doing the cattle panel arbor next spring.

Good Plan!!

OMG!!!! TOTALLY am going to do one of these! I will convert one of my arches to a greenhouse at the beginning of the season! Thanks for posting.

Looking into the archives on greenhouses, I came across this from last year. Did anyone do it?
Looks doable, since a new feed and grain with cattle panels ($30ea.) just opened 1 mile away!

According to a site on Dave's Garden, a 14' space between ends would give a mid-height of 3.5'; 12'w-4.83'm.h.; 10'-5.63'm.h.; 8'-6.13'm.h.; and 6'-6.63'm.h.

I'm thinking of a 10' span, with 3-2x8' long beds inside of two panels bent over. Velcro or zippered flaps on the ends of the aisles. Greenhouse plastic over the tops with roll-up sides on 2x4's, tomatoes in the middle for the first year, cukes on the south, and peas on the north. Tomatoes strung up from pole down the center.

Dreamin' of spring.......and maybe ripe tomatoes......
j

I can't believe I missed this thread in my lurkings! Now, to figure out how to build one of these without alerting Hubby! Think he'll notice it sprouting up in the back yard?
GG

Thanks for this! A solution to my problems of a large backyard with virtually nothing in it and lots to do to plan and start gardening. Definitely want to start with one of these!

I forsee there may be a problem in using the galvanized welded mesh panels and other things for hoops that touch the covering.

I used to have a galvanized " steel framed hoop house as you guys call my old commercial poly tunnel .

When it got hot inside the tunnel the hoops got hot and it wasn't long before it started to damage the UV resistant polyethene covering which was secured at the sides by using a trench filed with sand on the surplus .

After losing my second cover & after lots of cursing , I realised that the hot bars were almost melting the covers .... in the end I had to use a special one sided adhesive high density insulating foam tape that had a super slipery surface directly on the point of contact where the surface that met with the cover was so that the covers kept fairly cool and could slide around as the temperatures and wind changed.

Goosegirl wrote:I can't believe I missed this thread in my lurkings! Now, to figure out how to build one of these without alerting Hubby! Think he'll notice it sprouting up in the back yard?
GG

GG tell him , " It's a man cupboard for rainy days " .